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NAME' 



DATE - 



Winter Wren •. 

 (Nannus hiemalis)** 



June 22, 1933 



A.Q.U.NQ.- ?22 



NO. - 



INCUBATION - 



Fresh 



SIZES - 



SITUATION - 



0.66 x 0.51 0.65 x O.51 

 0.65 x 0.50 0.65 x 0.50 

 0.64 x 0.51 



... -i'F 



A friend and I accidentally 

 found the nest of this unusual little bird 

 when we stopped to rest and sat on a large 

 root of an ancient oak which had fallen years 

 before. The bird flushed not more than 3' 

 from us and lit on the broken branch of the 

 tree about 20' away. Although it was at first 

 thought to be a House Wren, its very short, 

 straight -up-in-the-air tail didn't fit. We 

 later identified if as this species. 



We found the nest after con- 

 siderable searching, in the moss covered root 

 system of the old tree between two large root; 

 where the birds had brought quite a collection 

 small twigs, weed stems, grasses and rootlets, 

 as well as generous amounts of moss. The small 

 entrance led into an immediate cavity which 

 was lined fine grasses, hair and feathers. 



The five fresh, oval, white 

 eggs were covered with fine dots of reddish 

 brown rather evenly and not nearly as dense as 

 those of the House Wren. 



Gibson's Farm near Big Stone Gap, Va. 



|J* (Troglodytes troglodytes) 



t A.O.U. Checklist 1983 



